Two
Canadians have been arrested in connection with a human smuggling
operation. A man from Winnipeg and one from Toronto face charges.
The two are accused of being the ring leaders in an operation
that smuggled people from China to Canada and then helps them enter
the U.S.
They appeared in a Detroit court Wednesday afternoon.
Two other Canadians are also being held by police, and two high
ranking Chinese officials are under indictment. It's unclear if they
will be arrested.
Last summer, Canadian authorities intercepted four boats carrying
600 migrants.
They came from Fujian province in China. U.S. authorities have
indicted two senior Chinese officials from that province.
The U.S. government estimates 20,000 Chinese migrants try to
illegally enter Canada and the U.S. each year.
